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Buying A Better Way

June 17, 2014

Choosing “Green” Products in State Contracts

Brien McPadden Account Executive

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Who is EBP?

The most versatile family-owned distribution partner

that provides a broad range of essential cleaning and

foodservice supplies & services

for progressive organizations throughout the eastern U.S.

who not only rely on insight, products and support,

but also demand highly-custom, transparent relationships.

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The Starting Point

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Beyond Insight, Products & Tools

3 ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:

MORE KNOWLEDGE

Broaden your capabilities with the

thought leadership, geographical

expertise & practical experience

of EBP

MORE EFICIENCY

Streamline your workday

by using EBP business

processes, customer

service & e-technologies

MORE VERSATILITY

Have utmost flexibility

in how you utilize EBP

products, services &

added-value intangibles

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MAKES YOUR SUPPLIES WORK HARDER

AND HELPS YOU WORK SMARTER


Commitment to Green

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Commitment to Green

EBP was the first company to

partner with UNITED

ILLUMINATING in a pilot program

to reduce commercial electricity

consumption.

Partner with Trees for the Future,

planting one tree for every 10

trucks that are sent out — an

average of nearly 15,000 TREES

per year.

EBP is a long-time active

member of the U.S. GREEN

BUILDING COUNCIL, a

community of leaders working to

make all buildings green.

Most of the EBP fleet have been

converted to EFFICIENCY

TRUCKS that optimize fuel

consumption and reduce waste.

EBP facilities and offices

utilize

an advanced HVAC &

LIGHTING SYSTEM to

significantly reduce energy

usage enterprise-wide.

Minimizing landfill waste is a

company-wide priority with the

INTERNATIONAL RECYCLING

PROGRAM, which reclaims plastic,

wood, cardboard and electronics.

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Social Improved occupant

wellness and worker safety.

Environmental Conserving water, energy

and other natural

resources while reducing

waste

Economic Source reduction of

consumables, increased

worker productivity and

lower operating costs

Benefits of Sustainability

Social

Environmental Economic


Cleaning Products, services, support & training

for all cleaning-related functions

Foodservice Products, services, support & training for

food preparation, presentation and storage

Two Core Competencies

HELPING OVER 12,000

ORGANIZATIONS GO FORWARD.

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Green Chemicals

Hand Soap /

Sanitizer

Low VOC

Air Care

Paper Products

Recycle

Containers

Matting

Liners Micro Fiber

Systems

Floor Care

Carpet Care

Certified

Vacuums

Chemical

Free

Scrubbers

Green Product Categories

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Cleaning Program

Broad Product Assortment/

Best-in Class Suppliers

Sales & Service

- Equipment specialists/trainers

- Full-service repair shop

Building a Sustainable Future Program

- Guide to ―going green‖ including LEED certification

Workloading, ROI, Auditing Systems

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Building a Sustainable Future

Site Based

Assessment 1

Implementation

& Measurement 3

Sustainable

Recommendations 2

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Paper and Other Renewable Materials:

Forestry and Farming

Goal:

• Change the dialog about the

practice of sustainable forestry

worldwide.

• Paper

Organizations aimed at replenishing

depleted forest and preserving safe work

habits.

• Bagasse Harvesting sugarcane practices in other

countries are generally unregulated and

often inhumane.

• PLA Intensive cropping (especially with irrigated

crops - corn) leads to degradation of

cropland as a natural resource.*

*Athena Institute International – Life Cycle Inventory of five products produced from PLA and petroleum-based resins. 2006


Foodservice Program

Broad Product Offering/

Best-in Class Suppliers

- NSC (National purchasing alliance)

- EBP (Local markets)

- Certo (Private brands & global sourcing)

Green Foodservice Program

Consultative Services

Materials Training

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Glossary of Terms

Biodegradable A product (such as food, garden waste, paper (plain) and paperboard) capable of decomposition into innocuous products.

Compostable A product capable of decomposition by biological processes into water, carbon

dioxide, inorganic compounds and bio mass. Degradable A product capable of a significant change in chemical structure under certain

conditions such as light and moisture. Recyclable A product that can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the waste

stream. Sustainability Development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability

of future generations to meet their own needs“.[2] Renewable A natural resource qualifies as a renewable resource if it is replenished by natural

processes at a rate comparable to its rate of consumption by humans or other users.[3] Carbon Footprint carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse

gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service.[4] [1] http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/grnrule/guides980427.htm

[2] United Nations. 1987. "Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development." General Assembly Resolution 42/187, 11 December 1987. Retrieved: 2007-04-12 [3] Wikipedia website November 2007; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_resources [4] Wikipedia website November 2007; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint


Reduce

Controlled Consumption

Green Foodservice Product Categories

Reuse

Reusable/Smallware

Recycle

Paper/Fiber/Plastic/A

lternative Materials

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Product Life Cycle: Plastic [PET]

• Raw Material - What is PET? Polyethylene Terephtalate is a petroleum based product, also know as PET or PETE. It is typically clear, tough and has good gas and moisture barrier properties. This plastic is considered generally safe and is picked up by most curbside recycling programs. However the porous nature of its surface allows bacteria and flavor to accumulate, so avoid using used product as makeshift containers.

• Manufacturing #1 – Crude oil is refined and made into resin pellets. The Thermoform process requires resin pellets to be melted and stretched into sheets.

• Transport #1 – Sheets transported to manufacturer.

• Manufacturing #2 - The sheets are the heated until pliable and vacuumed or stamped into molds to form the finished product. Skeletons (or remnant of product) are often ground and sold to be re-pelletized to make new sheets.

• Transport #2 – Products are boxed, stacked and shipped to distribution

• Use – Product is one time use

• Disposal – #1 Recycle code is the most universally accepted code for recycling in the US, however only 13% of plastic packages & containers produced were recycled in 2010*

* Source: US EPA Total MSW Report 2010


Product Life Cycle Summary

Raw Materials Virgin Paper PCRC Paper Molded Fiber Bagasse PLA PET EPS

Manufacturing Tree Pulp using sustainable forestry. Bleached or unbleached

Contain recycled content – typically left unbleached

Recycled newspaper and paper board.

Sugar cane byproduct

Plastic resin made from Corn extracts.

Plastic Resin made from Petroleum

Petroleum and Gas form lightweight product

Transport

US, Brazil USA USA, China Often made in Brazil, India, and China

Most PLA resin today made in Blair, Nebraska

China, most made in the USA

USA

Use One Use: Napkins, Hot Cups, Cold Cups, Towels, Container

One Use: Napkins, Trays

One Use: Trays, Plates,

One Use: Plates, Cutlery, Containers

One Use: Cold Cups, Cutlery, Containers

One Use: Plates, Bowl, Cold Cups, Containers, Lids

One Use: Trays, Hot Cups, Containers, Plates, Bowl

Disposal Recyclable* Recyclable * Recyclable Compostable

Compostable Most Universally accepted Recycling Code across the USA

Very limited Recycling available

*Often foodservice products end up in landfill or incinerator because

materials used to insulate cups (plastic, PLA, wax) cannot be separated

for recycling.


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